Parents claim 11-year-old treated ‘like terrorist’

THE Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has been asked to investigate why an 11-year-old girl had her DNA and fingerprints taken after being caught writing her name on a wall in Derry city.

The incident occurred on July 24 in Derry when police spotted the girl and two friends writing their names in felt-tip pen on a gable wall.

Three male officers, armed with rifles and handguns, drove the child home to her parents, telling them to bring her to Strand Road PSNI station on July 30.